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Grammia margo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

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Grammia margo is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schmidt in 2009. It is found in grassland and transitional habitats on the northern Great Plains and Southern Rocky Mountain Front ranges, south to east-central Arizona.

The length of the forewings is 12.3 mm. The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with pale buff bands. The hindwings are dull yellow to orange-yellow with black markings. Adults are on wing from early May to mid June.

Etymology

The species is named after the wife of the author.

References

Grammia margo Wikipedia